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Dictionary translations for "battre"

battre verb Conjugation

bats / battis / battu

beat [bi:t]

Il est impossible à battre.

He is impossible to beat.

defeat [dɪˈfi:t] (vaincre)

Vous ne me battrez jamais !

You will never defeat me!

whip [wɪp] (culinaire)

La pluie battait sur la fenêtre.

The rain whipped against the window.

flap [flæp] (oiseaux)

L'oiseau battait des ailes.

The bird flapped its wings.

patter [ˈpætə] (pluie)

pulsate [pʌlʌˈseɪt] (coeur)

outvote [autˈvəut] (élection)

lash against (mer)

shuffle [ˈʃʌfl] (jeu des cartes)

thresh [θreʃ] (agriculture)

hit (personne)

drub [drʌb] (familier, rosser)

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Phrases with "battre" (21)

se battre - fight
battre en retraite - beat the retreat
battre record - break
battre à plate couture - crush
battre cartes - shuffle
battre comme plâtre - beat unmercifully
battre coulpe - go around in sackcloth and ashes
battre crème - whisk
battre de l'aile - be in bad shape
battre en brèche - assail

Contexts with "battre"

Il est impossible à battre. He is impossible to beat.

Je sentais mon cœur battre après avoir un peu couru. I felt my heart pound after running a little.

Il fait battre le cœur des jeunes filles. He makes young girls' hearts flutter.

Je sentais mon coeur battre rapidement. I felt my heart beating rapidly.

Tu cherches un emploi, pas vrai ? Ne devrais-tu pas être en train de battre le pavé ? You're looking for a job, aren't you? Shouldn't you be out pounding the pavement?

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